Kirinyaga County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2019

Abstract

This County Budget Review Outlook Paper (CBROP) is prepared in line with section 118 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. It reviews the actual fiscal performance of the financial year 2018/19 and makes comparisons to the budget appropriations of the same year. It presents the recent economic developments and actual fiscal performance of FY 2018/19. It further provides forecasts with sufficient information to show changes from the projections outlined in the latest County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP. In reviewing the fiscal performance, this paper analyzes the performance of county own revenue in the FY 2018/19. It has included the total revenue collected and made comparison to projected revenue for the same year. It is projected that, the projected revenue and expenditure for 2020/21 will be achieved with strict expenditure controls and enhanced revenue collection measures. This will be achieved through fiscal discipline to ensure proper management of public resources and delivery of expected output. To ensure transparency and accountability the executive will involve and relay our performance indicators to all stakeholders as required by the constitution 2010 and Public Finance Management Act, 2012.